Pretty relict | |
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Adult nymph of Chorismagrion risi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Synlestidae |
Genus: | Chorismagrion Morton, 1914 [2] |
Species: | C. risi |
Binomial name | |
Chorismagrion risi | |
Chorismagrion is a monotypic genus of damselflies belonging to the family Synlestidae. [3] The single species of this genus, Chorismagrion risi, [4] known as a pretty relict, [5] is a slender, medium-sized damselfly, mostly black in colour with white markings. [6] It is endemic to north-eastern Australia, where it inhabits streams and large pools in rainforests. [7]
Until recently, Chorismagrion was considered to be the only genus in the family Chorismagrionidae. [5]
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Labidiosticta is a monotypic genus of damselflies belonging to the family Isostictidae. The single species of this genus, Labidiosticta vallisi, commonly known as a large wiretail, is endemic to eastern Australia, where it inhabits streams and rivers.
Lithosticta is a monotypic genus of Australian damselflies belonging to the family Isostictidae. The single species of this genus, Lithosticta macra, commonly known as a rock narrow-wing, is endemic to Arnhem Land in Northern Territory, where it inhabits streams and rivers.
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